Player Sets a New World Record in Super Mario Maker 2

Sure thing! So, bear with me. Picture this: a dude, DSteves, just demolished one million levels in Super Mario Maker 2. Yup, you heard right. A million. I don’t even know how that’s humanly possible—like, does he sleep? Eat? Guess not much of either. But hey, people in the Mario community are hyped because, I mean, who wouldn’t be?

This game, Super Mario Maker 2, is like Lego for Mario fans. You get to build these wild levels using Mario odds and ends. Not into designing? No worries, there’s a bazillion levels just sitting there for you to try your luck. Oh, and did I mention the game’s been around for like, six years? Time flies when you’re, I don’t know, stacking Goombas.

So, picture DSteves—gamer extraordinaire—live streaming this bonkers milestone. He plows through 1,000 levels in a single session, which took 18 straight hours. I can’t even sit through a two-hour movie without squirming, but here’s DSteves, just casually breaking records. Apparently, he’s been at this for the entire six years, averaging 456 levels daily. That’s commitment, folks. The leaderboard doesn’t lie, and yeah, he’s numero uno, with the next guy lagging behind at 834,437 courses. Mind-boggling, right?

Hold on—fans have got all mushy about this too. They’re calling his run legendary. Some say he could drop his controller now and walk away a legend. But nope, not DSteves. As of June 30, he’s still at it, hitting a whopping 1,000,050 levels. Dude’s unstoppable.

Anyway, here’s a fun twist: rewind to 2024 (wow, that feels like yesterday, or maybe tomorrow?), the first Super Mario Maker’s servers were shutting down. Gamers realize there’s a treasure trove of cleared levels about to vanish into the ether of the internet. Enter Team 0—these guys made it their mission to clear every uncleared level. They smashed through around 40,000 courses in about six months. Heroes in their own right, honestly.

So there you have it! A tapestry of pixelated triumph, community grit, and a whole lotta Koopa stomping. Kinda makes you want to fire up a console and take on a level or two, doesn’t it?